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Lawyers for banking & finance

The Banking & Finance team at CMS provides comprehensive advice in this field. Specifically, our services extend from banking law and regulation, finance, fund advice and capital markets law to restructuring existing debt.

Clients of our Banking & Finance practice include banks, financial services providers, private equity investors and arrangers – from SMEs to international corporations. Due to our structure and broad-based team, we are the perfect choice for legal advice on projects of any size and complexity.

In Germany, our banking & finance lawyers primarily work out of our Berlin, Cologne, Frankfurt, Hamburg and Stuttgart offices. A key strength is our ability to provide advice internationally in conjunction with experienced banking & finance lawyers in many different countries. CMS Germany has access to the global CMS network when serving clients, which enables us to assemble an international team tailored to your exact needs and led by one of the firm’s banking & finance partners.

Looking for in-depth banking & finance expertise in connection with a specific project or for ongoing support? Please see below for a list with the contact details of our lawyers who specialise in banking & finance. Feel free to contact us at any time.

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Martin Vorsmann
Dr. Martin Vorsmann
Managing Partner
Rechtsanwalt
Germany, Berlin
Martin Vorsmann took over as managing partner of CMS Germany in 2022. As one of Germany’s leading commercial law firms, CMS today has more than 600 lawyers and offices in eight major German commercial...
Kerstin Block
Dr. Kerstin Block, LL.B.
Partner
Rechtsanwältin | Head of Banking & Finance, CMS Germany
Germany, Hamburg
Kerstin Block advises German and international banks, leasing companies and investors on financing and leasing transactions. Her expertise covers a wide variety of financings with a particular focus on...
Henrik Drinkuth
Dr. Henrik Drinkuth
Partner
Rechtsanwalt
Germany, Hamburg
Henrik Drinkuth is a Corporate/M&A partner with more than 20 years‘ experience advising German and international companies on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, public takeovers, corporate restructurings...
Michael C Frege
Dr. Michael C Frege
Partner
Rechtsanwalt | Fachanwalt für Insolvenzrecht (Certified lawyer for insolvency law) | Fachanwalt für Insolvenz- und Sanierungsrecht (Certified lawyer for insolvency and reorganisation law)
Germany, Leipzig
Germany, Duesseldorf
Michael Frege is an insolvency and corporate restructuring specialist. He has long-standing experience in advising on insolvencies and as an insolvency administrator, including insolvency proceedings...
André Frischemeier
Dr. André Frischemeier
Partner
Rechtsanwalt | Head of Banking & Finance, CMS Germany
Germany, Frankfurt
André Frischemeier specialises in advising on financing transactions, restructurings and refinancings, acting for both German and international companies as well as investors and insurance companies...
Jürgen Frodermann
Dr. Jürgen Frodermann
Partner
Rechtsanwalt
Germany, Duesseldorf
Jürgen Frodermann advises companies on national and international M&A transactions and joint ventures. With more than 30 years of experience, he works on cross-border transactions and also advises his...
Karsten Heider
Dr. Karsten Heider
Partner
Rechtsanwalt
Germany, Stuttgart
Karsten Heider focuses on German stock corporation and capital market law. He provides ongoing advice to listed companies, for example on AGMs, D&O liability and insider trading law matters and also advises...
Joachim Kaetzler
Dr. Joachim Kaetzler
Partner
Rechtsanwalt | Co-Head of the ESG Task Force
Germany, Frankfurt
Joachim Kaetzler specialises in banking supervisory law and compliance. His work includes general banking law as well as securities supervisory law. Moreover, he has special expertise in matters of money...
Holger Kraft
Dr. Holger Kraft
Partner
Rechtsanwalt
Germany, Hamburg
Holger Kraft specialises in advising on national and international energy and infrastructure transactions and project finance. This includes structuring and managing the transactions as well as considering...
Rolf Leithaus
Dr. Rolf Leithaus
Partner
Rechtsanwalt
Germany, Cologne
Insolvency expert Rolf Leithaus advises companies on restructuring and liquidation proceedings and regularly handles international and cross-border insolvencies for his clients. He specialises in advising...